Paper box



Jan. 30, 1923.

F. J DOLAN.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented Jan. 30, 1923.

UNITED s'rrss Lasci rA-'rs'r OFFICE.,

FRANK J. DoLAN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YoRK, AssIGNoR 'ro :rosRPH m. PRICE, oF NEW YORK, N. Y. v

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in the art to which it appertains tomakeand use' thel same.

My invention is animprovement in paper or cardboard boxes, and relates particularly to a new and improved form of cylindrical box. Boxes designed to hold merchandise vwhich isr consumed directly from the box,

as for instance confectionery, cosmetics' and A the like, are. preferably of an ornamental character. It is not desirable, however, that the ornamentation of the box add materially to the cost, and to the consequent cost of the merchandise. Boxes of cylindricall shape, or

tubular boxes, are especially adapted for holding merchandise of this character. They are of a convenient form, that is ornamental in itself, may be cheaply manufactured, andfreadily adapt themselves to av wide range of decoration. Boxes of this characterare usually made from a plurality of rings, sundry of which carry discs forming ends for the boxes, and the rings may be advantageously cut from formed and finished tubes of relatively -great length.

Such tubes are customarily made by winding strips 0f material spirally up on Ia form, and this procedure permits the tube to be formed with an intermediate layer of relatively cheap material, and with inner and-outer'facing layers of better material, which act asiinishing strips. The only 4disadvantages obtaining in such procedure are that the edges of the rings which are exposed in the finished box are raw edges, and since the intertting ringsare of such size that they fit closely, somediiiculty may Occur in replacing the cover on the box.A These disadvantages may be ob.-

viated, vby applying edging ustrips to the,

rings which cover and conceal the rawv edges, or one of the finishing layers maybe applied after the -ring has been cut from" the tube, and the edges of thelaver turned over upon the ring to bind the edge or edges. Either ork, have invented certaln new and method increases the cost of the'box, and the y edging strips'make it more difficult to place the covers,v because of the increase in thickness due to such strips.

In the present invention, I' provide Aa finish for the lexposed edges of the ring, formed from the material of the ring itself, whlch not only covers and conceals the raw edge, but reinforces and strengthens the same. In addition the finish is such as to facilitate the placing of the cover on the box, serving to guide and center the cover.

Inrthe drawings;

Figure 1 is a diametrical/ section of one of the improved'boxes, l

Figure 2 is a similar view of the cover with the parts separated,A

Figure 3 is .a similar view of the 'body of the box and the connecting tubular member with the parts separated,

the rings from which the box is formed,

formed,

Figure 6 is a pleted cover,

' F iguref is a diametrical section of a completed' box, showing an alternative construction.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the improved box comprises a body composed of a ring 1, carrying a head 2 forming the ybottom of the box, and a cover, consisting of a rin'g3,and 4heads 4 and 5, the former forming the top of the box. A tubular member 6 is provided for connecting partial section of 'a :com-` .the cover and the body,`the tubularo member `being of a diameter to fit within the rings l and 3 ofthe body and cover, and of a height to abut the heads 2. and 5 when the adjacent edges of the ringsfll and 3'abut. Thus a tubular box is'formed, composed of three rings and the heads.'

. Preferably the rings are cut from a tube,

which is. formed by winding strips of suitable material upon a mandrel or'form, and .preferably the tubes are composed of a plurality of layers, namely, an inner layerror layers of cheaper material,1 as `for instance cardboard, .and facin layers ofpaper,

which/.act as finishing facings for the interior and exterior of the ring. The strips Figure 4 is an enlargedsection of one of i Figure 5 is asimilar view with the bead*A are\so wound that the'abutting edges of the objectionable,

-layers from Which the ring is composed being visible at the exposed edge of the ring, and such rawledges are usually covered by edging strips. These strips are however, in that they? add to the cost of the box, and since the body and cover fit tightly over the tubular member, the addition of edging strips by increasing the external diameter of the tubular member, makes it more difficult to seat the cover, without injury to the cover or to the tubular member. A finished edge is provided, however, by turning over the edge of the ring upon the inner face of the ring, to form a bead 7, and this bead at the outer ends of the rings 1 and 3, provides an abutment against Which the heads 2 and 4 seat, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The bead is formed by turning the edge of the ring inwardly upon the inner face of the ring, and it Will be evident that the outer facing strip of the ring will furnish a finish on the bead, and the ravv edge Will be covered and concealed. The heads 2, 4 and 5 may be held in place in the body and cover,. respectively, in any suitable manner, as for Ainstance by glue at the edge of the heads, or

- In the body, the head 2 is held ragainst the bead 7 they may be merely'seated on the beads.

7 by the tubular member 6, and the upper edge of the tubular member also holds the' heads 4 and 5 when the cover is in place on the box. As shown more particularly in Flgure 4, the head 4 is cupped or dished, so that the central portion thereof, when the head is in place, is in substantially the plane of the adjacentend of the box. Thehead 5, is" plane, and the friction between the edges of theheads and the ring 3 is gen` erally sufficient to hold the heads in place. Heretofore, the free edge of the tubular member 6, that is the edge adjacent to the head 5, has been a raw edge, or it has been covered with an edging strip. In the former case, .the edge vis unsightly, and in both cases, because. the ring 3 must fit tightly over the ring 6, to provide a rightfclosure, there lis some difficulty in fitting the -head on the tubular member, and after the head has been removed and. replaced a. few times,

8, similarlto the bead 7, the material of theY tubular member being turned over upon the inner facelof the same to provide the bead. Thus the bead 'provides a nish` for 'bead on/the inner face of the member.

the facs" ing strips at the exterior of the tubular' the raw edge of the tubular member, and in addition it serves as a guide in the seating of the cover on the tubular member, and prevents injury to the facing of the tubular member, and to the facing of the cover. As shown more particularly in Figure 4, each of the rings 1, 3 and 6 is composed of a plurality of layers, and When the bead 7 is formed, the outermost layer or facing strip covers the entire bead, so that no part'of the cheap intermediate layer or layers is visible, only the facing strips being visible. As shown in Figure 6, the heads 4 and 5 may have suitable ornamental facings, indicated at 9 and 10 respectively, and the exterior of the two rings 1 and 3 are preferably ornamented by a strip 11 of paper. which is pasted about the exterior-of the ring, the edges of the strips being spaced from the edges of the rings. In Figure 7 there is shown a construction wherein the tubular member indicated at 12, and connecting the body 13 With the cover 14 has beads 15 and 16 at its opposite ends or edges, the beads being formed in gthe same manner as the beads 7 before described.

p In referring to the boxes of theinvention as paper boxes, I use this term to include boxes such as are commonly referred to as paper boxes or card-board boxes, when constructed in the manner and with the advantages characteristic of the invention.

I claim:

. 1. A paper box comprising a body and a` cover, and a tubular member fitting within .the body and extending beyond the open end thereof to engage within the cover, said' member having at the outer end thereof an inturned bead to provide a finish and a. reinforce for the said free edge, and to guide and center Ythe cover to facilitate the placing thereof.

2. A paper box consisting of a body and a cover, and a tubular member fitting Within the body and extending beyond the open 11G end thereof to form a neck to engage Within the cover, said tubular member having an outer finishing layer, and having that edge remote from the body' inturned to form a 3. A rrtubular paper box consisting of a body and a cover, and a tubular member fitting Within the body and extending beyond the open end thereof to engage Within the cover, said member having at the outer en'l 120 thereof an inturned beadto rovide a'fnish and a reinforce for the said end, and to guide and center the cover when placing the same.

4. A tubular paper box consisting of -a body and a cover, and a tubular member fitting Within the body and extending beyond the open end thereof toengage Within the cover, the body and cover each comprising a ring and ahead, the ring having an inturned bead at its outer end against Which the head abuts, and the tubular member having an inturned bead at the end adjacent to the cover engaging the head of the cover when the cover is in place on the body.

5. In a tubular paper box, a body and a cover, each comprising a ring and a head,-

the rings being beaded at 4-their outer ends to. provide abutments against Which the heads rest, and a tubular member secured Within the body and engagingthe head thereof, and extending beyond the open end of the body a distance sufficient to engage the head of the cover when the cover is in place, the head of the cover being held fric- .tionally in place when the cover is removed and being supported by the tubular member when the cover is on the box.

6. In a tubular paper box, a body having a tubular member fitting with the same end extending beyond the'bodyvto be engaged by a' cover, a cover comprising a ring havingan inturned bead at the end remote from the body and a head frietionally held in place in` said ring against said headand the tubular member engaging the inner face of the head and supporting the head when the cover is in place on the box.

7. A -box comprising, in combination, a body, av tubular member Vmounted `in said body and extending beyond the edge thereof and a removable cover adapted to be positioned on said tubular member in co-operative relation to said body, said cover .being formedof a ring and a head frictionally held in said ring, and. said tubular member being provided with a portion adapted to abutsaid head and to serve as a stop -for said cover as the latter is mounted thereon.

8. A cover for a tubular paper box comprising a card-board ring having a bead formed at one end thereof and a cover member frictionally held in said ring against the bead.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK J. Do-LAN. 

